Is CVE-2021-46784 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-46784 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-46784?

CVE-2021-46784 has a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2021-46784?

Patch guidance is available from squid-cache security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2021-46784.

CVE-2021-46784 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2021-46784?

6 products: squid-cache squid, squid-cache squid, squid-cache squid, debian debian linux, debian debian linux, and 1 more.

Description

In Squid 3.x through 3.5.28, 4.x through 4.17, and 5.x before 5.6, due to improper buffer management, a Denial of Service can occur when processing long Gopher server responses.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-617

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SQUID-CACHE
Published: 7/17/2022
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

squid-cache : squidsquid-cache : squidsquid-cache : squiddebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2021-46784. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2021-46784

View on NIST NVD

CVE-2021-46784 vulnerability